january ISSUE

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FEATURES

• Aston Martin DBS at 50. We celebrate five decades of Aston’s big GT with a drive of every model from DBS to Zagato. Plus stunt driver memories of The Persuaders! DBS• Epic Restoration. Munich Legends had just 12 weeks to get BMW UK’s M1 press car to Goodwood, despite having to tackle extensive rust and blown body panels• Life Cycle. How the last ever TVR 450 SEAC survived endless leaks and a close encounter with the River Thames – and was once repaired using a designer lipstick• The Collector. Canadian Steve Harris shows us round his collection of British classics, including a Bentley MkVI and a Humber Pullman once owned by the Queen Mother• The List. Reader Mark Heath has never forgotten seeing Jim Clark three-wheeling Lotus Cortinas in the Sixties – we get him behind the wheel to realise a long-held dream• McLaren F1. It’s 25 years since the F1 became the world’s fastest naturally aspirated car. We take one to the track to discover why nothing has managed to surpass it• The Pilgrimage. Nigel Boothman is seduced by a Lancia Aurelia B22 on some of Norfolk’s best roads, then discovers why it’s such a gem at marque specialist Omicron

COLUMNISTS

• Quentin Willson fears the rise of driverless cars will marginalise classics• Tom Tjaarda on how the wedge-shaped Bertone Zero concept sired a rally legend• Gordon Murray reveals why he prefers driving classic to modern cars• Simon Kidston takes his Miura to meet the family who gave it its famous name

THE MONTH IN CARS

• Eifel Rallye Festival Walter Röhrl drives the Audi Group S concept for the first time• Motoclassica 1923 Benz 16/50 Sports Tourer returns from ute ignominy Down Under• Rallye Historique du Poitou Citroën Visa Chrono II Group B rally car makes its debut• Walter Hayes Trophy One of just three Zinc MkIIIs built stars at Silverstone• Events Planner. Five reasons to join the Classic Cars team at the Ace Café every month• Next month. The five hottest hatches to buy, from VW Golf GTI to Renault 5 GT Turbo• Your letters. In praise of classic replicas, and why one man’s Alfa 164 was a ‘horror show’• Our Cars. Phil treats his Jaguar E-type to some period-style tyres, Russ gets his Alfa Spider running sweetly and Sam buys a race-inspired BMW 3 Series homologation coupé